Position Summary

Adept is moving fast on hard problems. We need our IT environment to be secure, productive, and reliable.

Responsibilities:

• Software and cloud management
  • Establish and maintain internal and external software, including setup, documentation, and user management
  • Work closely with users to minimize friction and maximize productivity
  • Oversee cost controls and best practices
• Security collaboration
  • Work closely with engineering and security to align IT environment with security goals
  • Promote a culture of security and data safety within the company
• IT vendor engagement
  • Manage IT providers, e.g., for hardware provisioning, to ensure excellent service to the Adept user base
  • Select and onboard new vendors as necessary
• Leadership
  • Take overall ownership of IT at Adept: define strategy, identify needs, and act with agency
  • Hire and lead an Adept IT team when one is established

Qualifications:

We value generalists who can engage with new problems and get things done at a startup. Our team members come from a variety of backgrounds. If you have some of these, you might be a good fit:

• 4+ years of experience in an IT role
• Expertise deploying and managing complex software tools, e.g., Okta, Office, Jira
• Experience supporting compliance and certification, e.g., SOC 2
• Successful track record at fast-growing startups
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership and self-direction
• Comfort with moving fast and learning by doing
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, both verbal and written
  

The pay range for this position in California is $150,000 - $190,000yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, candidate location, and experience. In addition to base salary, we also offer competitive equity and benefits packages.